I enjoyed my month of guestblogging @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social just now--with thanks to @kmtani.bsky.social for hosting! Here are my 4 posts in one place. All are about working on my forensics book from various angles: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/than... #legalhistory

EMPLOI!! Le Département d’histoire de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures pour un poste en histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle. Français ou anglais, bilinguisme un atout. www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

Looking forward to this upcoming zoom book talk on Sept.22 for the Criminal Law Society at WashU., organized by my former UW Legal Studies student, Maya Gopal (now a 2L at WashU and CLS president!): law.washu.edu/event/cls-fe... #legalhistory

CLS | Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia | WashU Law

Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia Join the Criminal Law Society for a discussion of colonial South Asia’s critical role in...

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My 4th and final guest post @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social this month: on how I struggled with the use of detective fiction as a source in my book legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/usin... #legalhistory

Using Detective Fiction as a Source

A question hovered over my head as I worked on Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia : how shou...

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CFP: Rethinking Pakistan through Legal History (Karachi, 18-19 Dec. 2026)--applications are due by 30 Sept. 2026: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/cfp-... #legalhistory

Just registered for the 2026 ASLH Conference. If you need someone to chair a panel, let me know. I'd be happy to help out! @aslegalhist.bsky.social #legalhistory

Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦@kfduggan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Who's going to the ASLH Conference in Banff this year? I'm not giving a paper (alas, my proposal was rejected) but I plan to be there. #legalhistory @aslegalhist.bsky.social Check here for the conference details: aslh.net/conference/2...

Exciting conference news for the summer after next: the next Legal Histories of Empire conference (V) will be at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru, July 13-15, *2028.* Save the date: lhbe.org #legalhistory

One striking pattern I've noticed with my undergrads in their choice of research projects over the years, based on the list of historical digitized newspapers I give them: the socialist newspapers have become very popular choices. They were all picked up last spring, whereas they never used to be.

The deadline is just around the corner for this--Aug.31 👇

Mitra Sharafi@mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you work on the history of law and capitalism or of law and technology, you should check out the Call to join an ASLH Virtual Working Group in AY2026-27. Applications due 31 Aug. 2026: aslh.net/virtual-work... #legalhistory @nfyahaya.bsky.social @zacharyherz.bsky.social @siobhanbarco.bsky.social

Over at @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social: @mitrasharafi.bsky.social on "designing a course to get yourself in shape for your next book project" --

Legal History Blog@legalhistoryblog.bsky.social · 2w ago

My 3rd guest blogpost is now up @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social --on creating a course to get you in shape research-wise for a new book project: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/teac... #legalhistory

Teaching for Research

When I started working on my second book, Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia , I created a co...

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The draft program is now out for the upcoming ASLH conference in Banff (Nov.12-14, 2026): aslh.net/wp-content/u... #legalhistory

Come work with me! My department (History at Davidson College) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World. Please help spread the word. fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Rest in peace Sumit Sarkar, one of the greatest historians of modern India.

My 2nd guest blogpost is now up @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/10-s... #legalhistory

10 Sources I discovered while writing my (second) book

During the 12+ years I spent working on Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia , I came across some...

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If you work on the history of law and capitalism or of law and technology, you should check out the Call to join an ASLH Virtual Working Group in AY2026-27. Applications due 31 Aug. 2026: aslh.net/virtual-work... #legalhistory @nfyahaya.bsky.social @zacharyherz.bsky.social @siobhanbarco.bsky.social

The deadline for ASLH Projects & Proposals applications is now extended to Oct.1, 2026. It's unusual (and great) for a scholarly society to offer these small grants! Please spread the word and/or consider applying: aslh.net/award/projec... @elizabethdkatz.bsky.social

Elizabeth D. Katz@elizabethdkatz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm excited to be chairing the American Society for Legal History Projects and Proposals Committee this cycle. We look forward to receiving funding applications for conferences, museum exhibits, pedagogical experiments, and more! We are accepting submissions until Sept. 1. aslh.net/award/projec...

I’m interviewed about my new book, Gangster of New York, on John Fea’s blog. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/08/12/t...

The Author’s Corner with Andrew Wender Cohen

Andrew Wender Cohen is Professor of History at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. This interview is based on his new book, Gangster of New York: A Violent…

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Congratulations @awcohen.bsky.social!!

Legal History Blog@legalhistoryblog.bsky.social · 3w ago

The letter requests I'm getting from students are increasingly alike, I assume because everyone is using AI. Students seem unaware of how damaging this is. It makes me less likely to say yes! Now I tell them that a short e-mail that they actually wrote themselves will go much further.

Excited to welcome former @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social blogger @mitrasharafi.bsky.social back to the #LegalHistory blog for the month of August! Her first post is here: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/10-t...

10 Things I learned while writing my (second) book

I am delighted to be back as a Legal History (guest) Blogger. My second scholarly monograph, Fear of theFalse: Forensic Science and the Law...

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Legal History Blog@legalhistoryblog.bsky.social · last mo.

A South Asian edition of my book is now out with Manohar Books: Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia: share.google/GyQAHwpnQUwB... This version is hard cover. The Open Access e-book is available on the Cornell UP website. #legalhistory

New Books Network podcast now out with @saumyadadoo.bsky.social on my new book: Mitra Sharafi, "Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network share.google/OCQqe8gmR6vh... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #legalhistory

Had to go to the rainforests of Borneo for this

Orangutan in the wild! Amazing couple of days in Malaysian Borneo, on my way to the Asian Legal History Conference in Melaka

South Asia historians should apply:

Thomas Hegghammer@hegghammer.net · 3mo ago

All Souls College, Oxford, is seeking 5 Postdoctoral Research Fellows in - Asian and Middle Eastern Studies - History of Art/History of Music - Law - Life Science - Theoretical Computer Science These are 5-year appointments starting autumn 2027. Deadline: 4 Sep 2026 www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...

Call for All Souls postdoc in Law could mean legal history: 5 years (!). Applications due Sept.4, 2026 👇

Thomas Hegghammer@hegghammer.net · 3mo ago

All Souls College, Oxford, is seeking 5 Postdoctoral Research Fellows in - Asian and Middle Eastern Studies - History of Art/History of Music - Law - Life Science - Theoretical Computer Science These are 5-year appointments starting autumn 2027. Deadline: 4 Sep 2026 www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...

Across different geographies, time periods and legal fields, the work of Sumudu Atapattu, Alexandra Huneeus, Heinz Klug and @mitrasharafi.bsky.social shares a common goal: to examine law in action. We spoke with all four about their recently published or forthcoming works: buff.ly/t7Aaeye.

From the one and only Dirk Hartog: "You should always start writing before you think you're ready." Hard to do, but such good advice. Lodged in my head for the past 20+ years!